The leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, issued a call on Tuesday for Nigerians to refrain from cursing and protesting against Bola Tinubu amidst the economic challenges facing the country.
Instead, Primate Ayodele urged Nigerians to pray for Tinubu and his ministers, as they appear to be perplexed by the current state of affairs in the nation.
In a statement released by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele warned of a potential economic shutdown within the next two weeks if the ongoing crisis remains unresolved.
The prophet emphasized the importance of offering prayers for leaders rather than resorting to curses and protests, stating that such negative actions would only exacerbate the situation. He stressed that prayers are necessary to provide leaders with the wisdom to navigate the challenges for the betterment of Nigerians.
Cursing President Tinubu and those in power will not solve anything. Nigerians should learn to pray for their leaders because we all want the country to be better. I warned Nigerians against voting for APC but they didn’t listen and now, they are reaping what they sowed. Protests and curses won’t solve anything other than prayers for our leaders.
“In the next two weeks, the Nigerian economy may shut down if there is no solution to some of the issues we are facing, especially on price control. We will just realize everyone is going on strike, no one would be willing to sell anything again because of the economic hardship. We have failed to listen before we got to this stage and curses will not even do anything at all. All we need now is God’s mercy for our leaders and country,” he said.
Recalling his previous advice to the government, Primate Ayodele emphasized the necessity of lowering food prices to alleviate hardship and outlined five key areas for governmental focus in 2024: stable electricity supply, enhanced security measures, infrastructural development, agricultural advancement, and job creation.
“Government of Nigeria must work on five things in 2024 which can make the country to be great: (1) Stable light, (2) Improve security and buy more weapons, (3) Development of infrastructural facilities, (4) Agriculture (plenty of food) and (5) Create employment,’’ the cleric stated.